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Anaru_Waa_profileResearch Associate Professor

Contact details

Tel + 64 4 918 5418
Fax +64 4 389 5319
Email andrew.waa@otago.ac.nz

Research interests and activities

My work includes teaching Hauora Māori, conducting Māori Health research and conducting research with Māori communities.

I am involved with tobacco research, health promotion, evaluation and interventional design and urban Māori wellbeing.

Publications

Hepi ‍, M., Walton, M., Waa, A., Teddy, L., Te Ata Tū MacDonald, L., & Sharma, S. R. (2026). Legitimacy of stakeholder voices in tobacco control in Aotearoa New Zealand. Tobacco Control. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tc-2025-059791 Journal - Research Article

Davies, C., Timu-Parata, C., Signal, V., Baker, M., Firestone, R., Kvalsvig, A., Robson, B., & Waa, A. (2026). Integrating a whānau-ora approach in primary care to mitigate the impact of syndemics: Whānau and key informant views. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 32, PY25241. doi: 10.1071/py25241 Journal - Research Article

Gendall, P., Eckert, C., Burke, P., Teddy, L., Waa, A., & Hoek, J. (2026). Evaluation of in-pack efficacy inserts: Two discrete choice studies from Aotearoa New Zealand. Tobacco Control. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tc-2025-059789 Journal - Research Article

Waa, A., Hoek, J., Gartner, C., Edwards, R., Leigh, L., Nip, J., & Teddy, L. (2026). Responding to illicit tobacco trade but not at the expense of sound tobacco control policy. The Briefing, (13 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/responding-illicit-tobacco-trade-not-expense-sound-tobacco-control-policy Journal - Research Other

Ball, J., Hoek, J., Edwards, R., Teddy, L., & Waa, A. (2025). Are we there yet? Aotearoa’s Smokefree 2025 goal and what comes next. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1627), 9-12. doi: 10.26635/6965.e1627 Journal - Research Other

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